Out of my Head

We got our first box of produce from our CSA (Community supported Agriculture) farm. I was hoping for strawberries, but theirs aren't ...

Some pics of Nathan playing something that has a passing similarity to Lacrosse. Chasing down an attacker Learning to shoot Playing a game a...

A couple of things I've wanted to write about and they tie together nicely. Today we signed up for a farm share from a local Amish Farme...

Easter usually pretty low key, but now that Claire is getting older we can get into it some more. They had fun coloring eggs yesterday, alt...

I’ve been planning to build a compost heap out of wooden pallets for the last year. I found this wonderful guide for doing it, and of cours...

I'm very psyched that the Obama's have decided to put a Fruit and Vegatable garden in at the White House. Dan and I joined the gro...

Heard the phone ringing as I was putting the kids to bed, but decided to ignore it and let the machine pick it up. I hear a mumbley, kind o...

Our garden was pretty much a failure last year. We were overly ambitious, and poor planners. A bad combo. And then the weeds took over. ...

Nathan's on vacation from Kindergarten this week. Yesterday he got a good break from daycare when a friend's mom picked him up for ...

Zeppo & Sprite's first home, the Potsdam Humane Society , is trying to win a contest to get a makeover. If you have pets and want t...

I officially have 10 days off from work, starting July 11 through July 20, to go to my High School Reunion. The question now becomes, how...

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can s...

I've often said that getting Dan to communicate things is like pulling teeth. Today Nathan gave me a demonstration of the ways he might...

Just so you know, I'm slashing my Christmas card list this year. I just don't have the time/money for my usual 40-50 cards to every...

Nathan had his Christmas concert yesterday. Here's one song, the rest are up on Youtube . I really must remember to get there early and...

Nathan started hockey a few weeks ago. It's been a learning experience for both of us. On the first day, I forgot his stick, so he s...

Can't believe that it's almost time for my 20 year high school reunion. The planners have started a facebook page and people have b...

Dan made this from a template at Yes we Carve!! VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE! VOTE!VOTE!VOTE...

It's October. Not December. The power was out from 9:30 pm yesterday to 6:00 pm today. And our lilac tree is probably unsalvageable. ...

Sorry the ending is so abrupt, the steadicam didn't like being thrust into the pile.

I let myself get buried too. What a treat for the senses to be surrounded by the feel and smell of dry leaves. Plus, it was in the seventi...

Nathan was energetically showing us his stop, drop and roll skills when he rolled right into Claire. Somehow in the tangle of limbs, she hi...

After this haircut, it seemed obvious that Claire should be Dora for Halloween. Would you believe I was able to find Orange shorts at this t...

September is about new schedules and new schools and no time for blogging. So here's some pics instead. Family hike on Labor Day weeken...

If someone had asked me during the long job hunt last year: "Amy, what would be your dream job?" I would have responded: "I...

I'm trying to take the high road and not spend much time on the Uber-liberal Daily Kos, but I have to thank them for pointing out this p...

The review of Dan's new restaurant was in the paper today. They haven't posted it online yet, but here's my favorite snippet. ...

Imagine you're a jury in a John Grisham novel. The Prosecutor has just unleashed a tirade that seems to damn the defendant, only to hav...

Very distracted during Palin's speech. All I could think about was how much she looked and sounded like Tina Fey. She had me for a few ...

I don't get to the movies much. But I'm intrigued by the fact that the Sundance Grand Jury winner for drama was set near where I li...